From the Apple Cup to the Iron Bowl: The AP’s annual dream college football Top 25 road trip

The offseason for college football is almost concluded, bringing an annual road trip featured by the Associated Press (AP). The objective is to witness every team in the AP's preseason Top 25 at least once, while ensuring reasonable travel between games. This season's 17-game journey includes matches such as Washington State against No. 17 Washington (Sept.

6) and No. 14 Southern California pitted against No. 18 Penn State (Oct. 10). Travel between games must be reasonable, although long drives and flights are acceptable, provided games are not scheduled back-to-back in different time zones. The AP's journey concludes with a busy final week, featuring a Texas showdown between Alabama and Auburn at the Iron Bowl, the first opportunity for Alex Golesh as Auburn's new coach to face the Crimson Tide.